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FollowWe oversee strategies to close critical gaps in mental healthcare so every New Yorker, in every neighborhood, has the support they need. Building on the strong foundation of ThriveNYC, we partner with 13 city agencies and nearly 200 non-profit organizations to implement innovative programs that reach people with the highest need – those with serious mental illness, those affected by trauma, and those living in historically under-served neighborhoods. We also provide strategic policy guidance to activate every part of City government to promote mental health for all.
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Recent highlights
If you or someone you care about needs support during the COVID-19 pandemic, explore the programs and resources on this page. Help is available.
Data and information on our work are updated on a regular basis. Explore recent highlights below and check back often to learn more.
Transforming NYC's response to mental health emergencies
How to help someone who needs mental healthcare
Mental health resources for people who work in the nightlife industry
Transforming NYC's response to mental health emergencies
For the first time ever in New York City, mental and physical health professionals are responding to 911 mental health calls.
And it’s working: in the first month of operations, this new approach (called B-HEARD) is increasing connection to community-based care, reducing unnecessary transports to hospitals, and reducing unnecessary use of police resources.
Explore more data on a promising first month of operationsHow to help someone who needs mental healthcare
As New Yorkers, we look out for each other. If you want to help someone who needs mental healthcare, you can. Get started with our new guide, produced with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and NYC Health + Hospitals. The guide walks you through how to get mental health support for anyone, at any level of need – including what to know, where to look, and who to call.
Use this guide to find the right support, right nowMental health resources for people who work in the nightlife industry
Throughout the pandemic, people who work in the nightlife industry have kept our city running while facing significant emotional and physical demands of their own. Now, as they bring back the city’s thriving nightlife, they may bring with them lingering and new mental health concerns. Support is available.
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